diff --git a/srcpkgs/xf86-input-synaptics/template b/srcpkgs/xf86-input-synaptics/template
index ec9b0799bda..7c4ffb0af83 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xf86-input-synaptics/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xf86-input-synaptics/template
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 subpackages="${pkgname}-devel"
 depends="xserver-abi-input>=18<19"
-makedepends="pkg-config libX11-devel libXtst-devel libXi-devel mtdev-devel
+makedepends="pkg-config libX11-devel libXtst-devel mtdev-devel
  pixman-devel libpciaccess-devel xorg-server-devel>=1.13.1"
 short_desc="Xorg synaptics touchpad input driver"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"